2012 Rochford District Council election

{{Short description|2012 UK local government election}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2012 Rochford District Council election

| country = United Kingdom

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 2011 Rochford District Council election

| previous_year = 2011

| outgoing_members =

| election_date = {{Start date|2012|5|3|df=y}}

| elected_members =

| next_election = Rochford District Council election, 2014

| next_year = 2014

| seats_for_election=

| majority_seats =

| opinion_polls =

| turnout =

| image1 =

| leader1 =

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| leader_since1 =

| leaders_seat1 =

| last_election1 = 33

| seats_before1 = 32

| seats1 = 32

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote1 = 6,911

| percentage1 = 54.5

| swing1 = {{increase}}4.0

| image2 =

| leader2 =

| party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| leader_since2 =

| leaders_seat2 =

| last_election2 = 4

| seats_before2 = 4

| seats2 = 4

| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote2 = 423

| percentage2 = 3.3

| swing2 = {{decrease}}13.0

| image3 =

| leader3 =

| party3 = Green Party of England and Wales

| leader_since3 =

| leaders_seat3 =

| last_election3 = 1

| seats_before3 = 2

| seats3 = 2

| seat_change3 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote3 = 1,442

| percentage3 = 11.4

| swing3 = {{increase}}6.5

| image4 =

| leader4 =

| party4 = Rochford District Residents

| leader_since4 =

| leaders_seat4 =

| last_election4 = 2

| seats_before4 = 2

| seats4 = 2

| seat_change4 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote4 = N/A

| percentage4 = N/A

| swing4 = N/A

| image5 =

| leader5 =

| party5 = Labour Party (UK)

| leader_since5 =

| leaders_seat5 =

| last_election5 = 0

| seats_before5 = 0

| seats5 = 0

| seat_change5 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote5 = 2,899

| percentage5 = 22.9

| swing5 = {{increase}}9.6

| image6 =

| leader6 =

| party6 = English Democrats Party

| leader_since6 =

| leaders_seat6 =

| last_election6 = 0

| seats_before6 = 0

| seats6 = 0

| seat_change6 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote6 = 785

| percentage6 = 6.2

| swing6 = {{decrease}}1.8

}}

The 2012 Rochford Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Rochford Council in England.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 |title=Local elections 2012 |access-date=2012-04-30 |publisher=BBC News}} They were held on the same day as other United Kingdom elections.